महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-131, verse-8
सुपूरा वै कुनदिका सुपूरो मूषिकाञ्जलिः ।
सुसंतोषः कापुरुषः स्वल्पकेनापि तुष्यति ॥८॥
सुसंतोषः कापुरुषः स्वल्पकेनापि तुष्यति ॥८॥
8. supūrā vai kunadikā supūro mūṣikāñjaliḥ ,
susaṁtoṣaḥ kāpuruṣaḥ svalpakenāpi tuṣyati.
susaṁtoṣaḥ kāpuruṣaḥ svalpakenāpi tuṣyati.
8.
supūrā vai kunadikā supūraḥ mūṣikā añjaliḥ
susaṃtoṣaḥ kāpuruṣaḥ svalpakena api tuṣyati
susaṃtoṣaḥ kāpuruṣaḥ svalpakena api tuṣyati
8.
kunadikā vai supūrā mūṣikā añjaliḥ supūraḥ
kāpuruṣaḥ susaṃtoṣaḥ svalpakena api tuṣyati
kāpuruṣaḥ susaṃtoṣaḥ svalpakena api tuṣyati
8.
Indeed, a small stream is easily filled, and a mouse's cupped paws are easily filled. Similarly, a wretched man is easily content; he is satisfied even with very little.
Words meanings summery:
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- सुपूरा (supūrā) - easily filled, well-filled
- वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily
- कुनदिका (kunadikā) - small stream, bad river
- सुपूरः (supūraḥ) - easily filled, well-filled
- मूषिका (mūṣikā) - mouse
- अञ्जलिः (añjaliḥ) - cupped hands, respectful salutation
- सुसंतोषः (susaṁtoṣaḥ) - easily contented, very content
- कापुरुषः (kāpuruṣaḥ) - wretched man, coward
- स्वल्पकेन (svalpakena) - with very little, by a trifle
- अपि (api) - even, also, too
- तुष्यति (tuṣyati) - is satisfied, is pleased, rejoices
Words meanings and morphology
सुपूरा (supūrā) - easily filled, well-filled
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of supūra
supūra - easily filled, well-filled, abundant
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+pūra)
- su – good, well, excellent, easy
indeclinable
Prefix indicating 'good', 'well', 'easy' - pūra – filling, fulfilling, flood
noun (masculine)
Derived from root 'pṛ' (to fill)
Root: pṛ (class 9)
वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily
(indeclinable)
कुनदिका (kunadikā) - small stream, bad river
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kunadikā
kunadikā - small stream, small river, bad river
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ku+nadikā)
- ku – bad, evil, contemptible, difficult
indeclinable
Prefix indicating 'bad', 'evil', 'inferior' - nadikā – small river, stream
noun (feminine)
Diminutive of 'nadī' (river)
सुपूरः (supūraḥ) - easily filled, well-filled
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of supūra
supūra - easily filled, well-filled, abundant
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+pūra)
- su – good, well, excellent, easy
indeclinable
Prefix indicating 'good', 'well', 'easy' - pūra – filling, fulfilling, flood
noun (masculine)
Derived from root 'pṛ' (to fill)
Root: pṛ (class 9)
मूषिका (mūṣikā) - mouse
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mūṣikā
mūṣikā - mouse, rat
Note: Part of a compound, mūṣikāñjali.
अञ्जलिः (añjaliḥ) - cupped hands, respectful salutation
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of añjali
añjali - the hollow formed by cupping the hands together, salutation with cupped hands
Note: Here 'mūṣikā añjaliḥ' forms 'mūṣikāñjaliḥ', a compound, hence 'mūṣikā' is often treated as genitive within the compound, meaning 'a mouse's añjali'.
सुसंतोषः (susaṁtoṣaḥ) - easily contented, very content
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of susaṃtoṣa
susaṁtoṣa - easily contented, very content, highly satisfied
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+saṃtoṣa)
- su – good, well, excellent, easy
indeclinable
Prefix indicating 'good', 'well', 'easy' - saṃtoṣa – contentment, satisfaction, joy
noun (masculine)
Derived from root 'tuṣ' (to be satisfied) with prefix 'sam'
Prefix: sam
Root: tuṣ (class 4)
कापुरुषः (kāpuruṣaḥ) - wretched man, coward
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāpuruṣa
kāpuruṣa - wretched man, contemptible person, coward
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ku+puruṣa)
- ku – bad, evil, contemptible, difficult
indeclinable
Prefix indicating 'bad', 'evil', 'inferior' - puruṣa – man, male, human being, person, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)
noun (masculine)
स्वल्पकेन (svalpakena) - with very little, by a trifle
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of svalpaka
svalpaka - very little, small, trifling
Derived from 'svalpa' (very little) with the diminutive suffix 'ka'
अपि (api) - even, also, too
(indeclinable)
तुष्यति (tuṣyati) - is satisfied, is pleased, rejoices
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of tuṣ
Root: tuṣ (class 4)